Hit the track again this afternoon at DeSoto in Bradenton, FL. Perfect track day! Sunny and very cool, about 53 F! Traction at the strip was the best Ive ever seen it. (DeSoto is known for very poor track prep).

Anyway, I set a new personal best in Mad Max.
I didnt change anything from any past runs, still just the Cattman Y-pipe and the CAI. I ran 20 psi in the stock 17" Potenzas with the stock wheels. All shifts were made a millisecond before hitting the rev limiter. I hammered the crap outta this car today and it worked like a charm

R/T 0.625
60' 2.136
330' 6.041
1/8 9.254
mph 75.82
1000' 12.049
1/4 14.380
mph 96.62

After running, I weighed in at just short of 3400 lb with me in it. Too bad this car is so damn heavy!

Ill take a digital photo of the timeslip and post the address a bit later.

Mad Max is now officially retired

[Edited by madmax2k on 12-30-2000 at 02:41 PM]

 

I wonder what you could do with a S/C.
I need to go out and run mine, so what you are saying is shift before the limiter, and take down the pressure in tires to 20PSI, if it works for you I hope it works for the rest of us?

 

If the air is good, and the track is sticky, it will work for anybody. Just shift as fast as you can!

As far as a S/C, Ill let someone else figure that out. I dont have any further mods planned for this car. Mad Max is retired from any further beatings.

 

Heres a photo of the slip.

14.38@96.62

 

Mad what is your lanch technique? Can you give us that info too?! Thanks!

 

Hold the revs at about 4000 rpm and feed the clutch out as fast as you can without the tires spinning. If the tires spin much, or wheel hop excessively, its over. I wheel hop a little sometimes. Its a fine line between bogging and spinning. Youve gotta just teeter on the fence between the two.

 

go to the track and test out madmax's technique?

 

Ever heard of the saying "Drive it like you stole it"?

 

with the 4K launch.

 

LOL yeah do the 4k lanch around town, and you will spin like mad!

When I get my car, we can do it. But I won't do it at the track here in s.a., last time I did that, i got reported to the dealer...hahahaha....

 

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LOL, won't happen!

 

If you ride the clutch out right you wont spin much at all, even on the street! Heck, I practice on the street all the time.

 

<b> So, i took the ol maxine out to the track last night. $15 to run from 6pm-midnight. As many runs as they can get. There's probably 50 cars out there including the guys who spent way too much money on a car that only goes fast in a straight line...

I got there at 8.30pm in the line. 10.30pm i got my first run. I hate drag racing.

I launch at 3500rpm... i do a virtual standing burnout, i get off the gas again, get back on it, it sticks a bit better 2.8xx 60', YES. Shift into second. everything is going good, pass the 660. i miss third. get into third finally. and watch the TA i was racing do a 13.3x@103mph. I get off and BRAKE pretty hard. I brake through the lights at a 17.70@51mph. YES! I rock! I hate drag racing.

My time still beat some 4 dr 4cyl accord out there though. I hate drag racing.

Next time, i bring my CRX out there, and do 7 burnouts back-to-back... pull into the box, burn out, reverse back into the box, burnout, reverse back into the box, burnout....4 more times and i pull up to the light. Light turns green and I start in second purposely. 4.5sec 60', YES! 16.xx@18mph 660'...even better! 24@21mph! That's the time i'm going for. I hate drag racing. </b>

 

You are awesome. No need to beat your car to death. You have the best NA time for a 5th gen. Until someone beats that, no reason to race and beat up your car.

 

Thanks Paul.

But...if I just put a set of slicks on there....hehehehehehehe Just kiddin

 

Today is an even better track day.....its 32 F outside and sunny right now!

This is Florida?

But, as Ive said, Max is retired